To demonstrate the analgesic effectiveness of 2 modalities of PEMF treatment compared to sham treatment in patients with persistent pain following lumbar surgery when treatment is administered twice daily over a 60 day period.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
41
AOC-Research
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Hope Research
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Injury Care Research
Boise, Idaho, United States
Rockford Orthopedic
Rockford, Illinois, United States
Percent Change From Baseline in Pain Scores
Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) was used to score pain at Baseline and at End of Treatment. The Percent change (difference) from Baseline to End of Treatment was calculated. The NPRS is an 11-point scale ranging from scores of 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain imaginable).
Time frame: 60 days
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